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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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