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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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