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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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