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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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