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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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