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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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