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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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