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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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