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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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