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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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