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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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