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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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