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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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