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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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