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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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