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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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