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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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