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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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