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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the sensational 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 investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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