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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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