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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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