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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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