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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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