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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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