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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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