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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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