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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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