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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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