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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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