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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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