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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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