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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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