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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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