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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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