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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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