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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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