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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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