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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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