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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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