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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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