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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information 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 interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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