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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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