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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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