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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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