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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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