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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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