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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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