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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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