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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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