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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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