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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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