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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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