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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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