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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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