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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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