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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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