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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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