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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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