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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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