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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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