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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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