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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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