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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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