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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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