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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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