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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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