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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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