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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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