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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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