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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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