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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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