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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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