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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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