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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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