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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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