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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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