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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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