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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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