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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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