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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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