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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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