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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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