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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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