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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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