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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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