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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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