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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative 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 dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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