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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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