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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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