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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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