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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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