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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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