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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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