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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses 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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