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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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