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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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