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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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