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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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