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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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