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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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