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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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