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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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