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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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