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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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