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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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