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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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