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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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