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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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