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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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