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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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