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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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