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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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