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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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