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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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