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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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