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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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