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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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