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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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