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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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