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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand 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 studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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