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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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