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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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