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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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