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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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