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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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