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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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