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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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