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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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