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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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