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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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