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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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