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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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