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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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