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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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