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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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