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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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