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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the 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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