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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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