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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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