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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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