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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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