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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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