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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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