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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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