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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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