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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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