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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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