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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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