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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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