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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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