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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the 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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