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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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