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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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