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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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