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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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