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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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