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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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