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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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