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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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