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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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