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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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