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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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