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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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