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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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