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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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