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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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