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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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