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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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