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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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