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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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