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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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