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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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