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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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