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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers 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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