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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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