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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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