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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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