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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major 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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