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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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