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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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