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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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