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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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