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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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