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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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