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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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