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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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