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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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