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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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