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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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