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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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