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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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