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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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