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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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