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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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