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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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