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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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