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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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