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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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