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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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