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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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