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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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