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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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