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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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