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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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