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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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