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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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