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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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