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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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