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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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