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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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