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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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