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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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