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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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