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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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