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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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