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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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