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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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