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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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