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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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