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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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