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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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