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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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