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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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