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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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