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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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