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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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