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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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