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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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