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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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