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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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