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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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