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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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