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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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