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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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