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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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