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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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