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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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