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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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