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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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