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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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