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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses 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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