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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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