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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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