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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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