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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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