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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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