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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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