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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting 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 sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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