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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major 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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