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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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