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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important 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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