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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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