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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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