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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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