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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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