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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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