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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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