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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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