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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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