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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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