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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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