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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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