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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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