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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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