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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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