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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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