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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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