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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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