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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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