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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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