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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews 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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