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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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