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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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