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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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