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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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