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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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