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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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