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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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