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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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