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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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