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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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