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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major 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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