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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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