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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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