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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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