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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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