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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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