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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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