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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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