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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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