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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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