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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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