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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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