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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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