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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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