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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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