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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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