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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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