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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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