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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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