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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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