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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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