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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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