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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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