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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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