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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand 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 educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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