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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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