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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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