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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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