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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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