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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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