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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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