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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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