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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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