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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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