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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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