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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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