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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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