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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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