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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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