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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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