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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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