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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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