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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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