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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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