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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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