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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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