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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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