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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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