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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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