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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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