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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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