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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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