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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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