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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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