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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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