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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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