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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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