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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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