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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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