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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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