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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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