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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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