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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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