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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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