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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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