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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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