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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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