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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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