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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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