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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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