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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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