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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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