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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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