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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major 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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