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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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