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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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