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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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