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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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