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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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