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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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