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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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