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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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