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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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