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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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