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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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