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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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