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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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