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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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