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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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