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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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