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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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