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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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