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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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