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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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