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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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