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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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