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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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