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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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