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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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