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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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