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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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