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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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