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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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