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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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