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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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