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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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