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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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