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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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