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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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