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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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