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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important 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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