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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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