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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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