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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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