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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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