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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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