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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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