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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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