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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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