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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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