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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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