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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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