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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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