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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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