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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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