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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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