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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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