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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores 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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