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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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