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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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