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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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