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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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