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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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