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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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