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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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