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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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