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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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