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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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