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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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