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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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