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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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