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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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