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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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