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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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