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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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