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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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