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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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