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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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