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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing 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 sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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