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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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