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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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