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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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