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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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