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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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