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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses 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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