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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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