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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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