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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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