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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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