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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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