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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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