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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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