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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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