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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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