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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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