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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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