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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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