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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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