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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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