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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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