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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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