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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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