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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the 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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