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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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