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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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