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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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