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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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