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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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