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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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