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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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