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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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