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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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