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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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