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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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