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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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