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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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