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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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