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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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