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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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