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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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