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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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