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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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