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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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