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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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