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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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