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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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