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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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