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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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