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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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