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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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