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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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