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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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