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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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