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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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