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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the 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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