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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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