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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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