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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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