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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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