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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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