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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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