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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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