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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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