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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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