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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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