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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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