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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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