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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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