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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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