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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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