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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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