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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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