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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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