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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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