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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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