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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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