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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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