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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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