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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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