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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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