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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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